Sports Advice Quotes

We know you can bunt, Mick. You're not down here to bunt. You're here to get some hits and get your swing back.

Watching the ball is always a good starting point.

Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's excellent Tennis for Beginners.

When I first started swinging a bat, I swung righty. So one time, my dad came home, and he wanted to see my batting stance. So I showed him. He says, 'You don't hit right-handed. You hit left-handed.' At that age I didn't even really think about it. Just like 'all right,' and I switched hands. He said I'd thank him later.

I would tell most youngsters to play every week if they can.

If I don't explain or tell some of my experiences, I feel like I'm doing guys a disservice because I know as a younger player, there's things I could benefit from the experience of an older guy.

Look for the seams (on a knuckleball) and then hit in-between them.

If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards.

He told me just to keep the ball low.

I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'

In college and high school, you're always taught to hit the ball on the ground and on a line.

Luckily, I had a guy like Andre Johnson to show me the ropes. He's had many quarterbacks in his career and he still had a successful career. Just having a guy like that to tell me to control what I can control, that's really all you can do.

One of the reserves came up to me and said 'I'm finding it a bit hard, it's the first time I've ever been dropped'. So I told him to do what Nick Faldo does and work at his game. Next thing I know he's doing exactly what Faldo does, he's taken up golf.